Evaluation of procedures for determination of Ra-226 in water by α-particle spectrometry with emphasis on the recovery

Applied Radiation and Isotopes

Volumn 68, Issue 7-8, 2010, Pages 1221-1225

  Benedik, L ^a   Repinc, U ^a   Strok M ^a  

^a JO EF STEFAN INSTITUTE   (Slovenia)

Author keywords

particle spectrometry; ray spectrometry; Radiochemistry; Radium; Recovery

Indexed keywords

ANALYTES; CHEMICAL RECOVERY; CHEMICAL SEPARATION; CHEMICAL SEPARATION PROCESS; ENVIRONMENTAL SAMPLE; RADIOCHEMICAL PROCEDURES; RADIOCHEMISTRY; RADIUM ISOTOPES; RADIUM-226; YIELD TRACER;

BARIUM; ISOTOPES; PARTICLE SPECTROMETERS; SPECTROMETRY;

RADIUM;

BARIUM; BARIUM 133; RADIUM; RADIUM 223; RADIUM 225; RADIUM 226; THORIUM; THORIUM 229; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALPHA RADIATION; ALPHA RADIATION SPECTROMETRY; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; EVALUATION RESEARCH; GAMMA SPECTROMETRY; HALF LIFE TIME; ISOTOPE TRACING; PRECIPITATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRODUCT RECOVERY; RADIATION DETECTION; RADIATION MEASUREMENT; RADIATION MONITORING; RADIOACTIVE CONTAMINATION; RADIOASSAY; RADIOCHEMISTRY; RADIOISOTOPE DECAY; SEPARATION TECHNIQUE; SPECTROMETRY; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER SAMPLING;

ALPHA PARTICLES; LABORATORY TECHNIQUES AND PROCEDURES; RADIATION MONITORING; RADIUM; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS; WATER; WATER POLLUTANTS, RADIOACTIVE;

EID: 77952953878     PISSN: 09698043     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apradiso.2009.12.005     Document Type: Article

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